The Actor Speaks: Actors Discuss Their Experiences and Careers
The book is based on a series of unique oral histories and interviews with actors who love the stage first and foremost. Editor Joan Jeffri focuses on the experience of actors in their training and career development, and on their relationships to society, culture, and institutions. Although names like Alan Alda are recognizable from other media, these actors all grew up being nourished by the stage. Their stories show that theatre is everywhere in this countrynot only on Broadway, but also in churches, in schools, in regions, and in towns. These interviews and a thorough introduction provide a history of the American theatre for almost a centurythe Yiddish theatre, the WPA, the start of regional theatre, off- and off-off-Broadway, and the Great White Waythrough the voices of those who lived it.
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The Actor Speaks: Actors Discuss Their Experiences and Careers
The book is based on a series of unique oral histories and interviews with actors who love the stage first and foremost. Editor Joan Jeffri focuses on the experience of actors in their training and career development, and on their relationships to society, culture, and institutions. Although names like Alan Alda are recognizable from other media, these actors all grew up being nourished by the stage. Their stories show that theatre is everywhere in this countrynot only on Broadway, but also in churches, in schools, in regions, and in towns. These interviews and a thorough introduction provide a history of the American theatre for almost a centurythe Yiddish theatre, the WPA, the start of regional theatre, off- and off-off-Broadway, and the Great White Waythrough the voices of those who lived it.
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Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9780313290978 |
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Publisher: | Bloomsbury Academic |
Publication date: | 03/14/1994 |
Series: | Contributions in Drama and Theatre Studies , #52 |
Pages: | 280 |
Product dimensions: | 6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.62(d) |
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